Table 2.
Performance summary of representative optoacoustic transducers.
| Light absorption materials | Transducer’s aperture size (mm) | (μm) | CF (MHz) | -6 dB BW (%) | (×10-2) | (MPa) | (mm) | Pulse laser parameters | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mJ/pulse) | (ns) | |||||||||
| Au | — | 0.02 | ~80 | ~180 | — | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | [74] | |
| CSNP | ~10 | 6 | 10 | 210 | 0.441 | +4.8/-1 | 4.2 | 3.57 | 6 | [75] |
| CNTs-xylene | 0.22 | ~1 | 28.5 | ~140 | — | 12.2 | 3 | 0.01 | 2 | [76] |
| CNTs-yarn | 10 | ~5 | 11.8 | 179 | 2.74 | +33.6/-10 | 5 | 45 | 5 | [6] |
| CNT array | 5 | 18 | 20.2 | 152 | 0.251 | +8.8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | [77] |
| Functionalized CNTs | 2.8 | 38 | ~100 | 171 | — | 1.69 | 0 | — | 0.03 | [35] |
| MAPbI3 | 5 | 0.34 | 29.2 | 140 | 2.97 | +15/-10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | [10] |
Note: : transducer thickness; CF: center frequency; BW: bandwidth; : optoacoustic energy conversion efficiency; : optoacoustic pressure; : the distance of hydrophone and transducer; : the energy and width of pulse laser.